The Ryan Resilience Lab in Norfolk, Virginia. is the ENR MidAtlantic 2024 Excellence in Sustainability winner.
Photo of Elizabeth River Project, courtesy of Hourigan Construction
Two sustainability experts have once again judged the sustainability entries as part of the 2024 ENR MidAtlantic Best Projects Awards.
The sustainability award winner is honored as part of the Best Projects 2024 awards event on Oct. 25 in Baltimore. For more information about the event, visit: https://www.enr.com/enr-best-projects-awards/baltimore All Best Project winners and Award of Merit winners will be honored at the event and they will be detailed in more depth in the October issue of ENR MidAtlantic.
For the sustainability award, our expert judged the projects based on their sustainability information, which includes the project’s overall sustainability strategy, choice of materials, energy savings, etc. as described in an essay question. While major green designations such as LEED and WELL are preferable, they are not entirely critical. Our judge also considered how well the project team went beyond basic industry requirements in the submitted project. Entries that clearly identified strategies that led to excellent sustainability results were scored higher than more general responses.
Sustainability judges were Josh Rollins, Marketing Director, Suffolk Research Marketing and Nate Russo, Civil Engineer, AECOM.
This year’s winner is:
Award for Excellence in Sustainability
Ryan Resilience Lab
Norfolk, Va.
Presented by Hourigan Construction
Justin Rice is editor of ENR MidAtlantic and ENR New England
